Earthquake
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Ring of Fire, where many earthquakes occur, is located around the rim of which ocean?
Atlantic
Artic
Indian
Pacific
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismic wave is the first to reach a seismic station?
P Wave
S Wave
Q Wave
Surface Wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property?
P Wave
S Wave
Q Wave
Surface Wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of seismic wave can move through solid layers of the earth but not through the liquid outer core?
P wave
S wave
Q Wave
Surface Wave
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which seismic waves are call "push/pull" because they compress and extend as they move through the earth?
P Wave
S Wave
Q Wave
Surface Wave
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.
Epicenter
Fault
Focus
Strike-Slip
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The scale, which numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
pH scale
Richter Scale
Mercalli Scale
Hardness Scale
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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